Press release

Poland moves to 7-1 with victory over Egypt

Bartosz Kurek in action for Poland with Egypt Abdelhay and Ketat attempting a double block

Fukuoka,
Japan, November 29, 2011 – Poland cruised past Egypt in straight sets (25-21,
26-24, 25-21) on the third day of third-round action in the 2011 FIVB Men's
World Cup at Marine Messe in Fukuoka on Tuesday.

Zbigniew Bartman
led the Poland attack with 15 points. Piotr Nowakowski contributed 14 in the
win and was named the Most Impressive Player of the match. Mohamed Badawy was
the high scorer for Egypt with 13 points. Poland improved its record to 7-1
with the victory, while Egypt fell to 1-7. Poland's only loss so far came in
the second round against Iran. The Egyptians played well, but were undone in
the end by unforced errors and mistakes at crucial junctures late in the first
and second sets.

A Bartman spike gave Poland a 4-1 lead in the opening
set. Egypt tied the score 5-5 on a spike by Ahmed Abdelhay. A nice swipe by
Ashraf Abouelhassan put Egypt in front 8-6 at the first TTO. A Michal Winiarski
spike cut Egypt's lead to 11-9. Bartosz Kurek's spike went wide as Egypt went
up 13-11. Rashad Atia's block made it 15-12 for Egypt and they led 16-12 at the
second TTO. Bartman's spike made it 17-15 as Poland inched closer. A nice rally
ended with Egypt taking a 20-17 lead. Badawy then hammered a spike off the
chest of Piotr Nowakowski for 21-17. With the count at 21-20 for Egypt, Poland
took a timeout. Poland equalized on a spike by Bartman as they gained momentum
and then took the lead 22-21 when Ahmed Afifi's spike went long. Kurek's block
made it 23-21 and Bartman ripped another to take the Poles to setpoint at
24-21. Poland claimed the set on a spike by Winiarski. Bartman and Abdelhay
both had six points in the set.

Mohamed Moawad served into the net to give Poland a
6-4 lead in the second set. Bartman's spike took it to 7-5 and Poland led 8-6
at the first TTO. Egypt moved within a point at 9-8 on an Abdelhay spike.
Badawy's spike levelled the score 11-11. Egypt move ahead 14-13 on a spike and
made it 15-13 on a block. Bartman sent a serve long and Egypt led 16-14 at the
second TTO. A spike by Mohamed Ketat put Egypt up 17-14. Badaway's spike made
it 19-15. Poland moved within a point at 19-18 as a serve just crept over the
net and then tied it on a block. Mozdzonek's block gave Poland a 20-19
advantage and Egypt took a timeout. Kurek's spike made it 22-20 for Poland.
Another Bartman spike took Poland to setpoint at 24-22. Egypt hung on to tie it
24-24 on a block, but another Bartman spike made it 25-24. Poland claimed the
set 26-24 on a block by Nowakowski.

Winiarski's
block put Poland ahead 5-3 in the third set. Badawy's quick spike cut Poland's
lead to 7-6. The Poles led 8-6 at the first TTO. Bartman connected with another
spike as Poland took an 11-7 lead. A Kurek spike put Poland on top 14-10 and
Lukasz Zygadio followed with a service ace. Poland held a 16-10 lead at the
second TTO. Kurek's service ace made it 18-12. Atia's spike moved Egypt within
four points at 19-15. Bartman's spike made the score 20-17. Nowakowski's block
took it to 22-17. A Nowakowski spike took it to matchpoint at 24-20 and Kurek
ended it 25-21 with a spike.